private mw Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 sorry it my neighbours conifers over looking my garden all planted together forming an hedge and higher than my house i feel like im jack n a beanstalk ! sorry rant over but they are green if that helps , :argh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrettkitt Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 sorry it my neighbours conifers over looking my garden all planted together forming an hedge and higher than my house i feel like im jack n a beanstalk ! sorry rant over but they are green if that helps , :argh: Speak to the council or better still ask you're neighbours to chop them down to a reasonable height, offer to go halves with them on costs if gets you you're light back. I used to cut the conifers back for my Mum with shears, as soon as I left home a visit to Argos supplied an electric hedge trimmer to replace the shears and the beep using them. If you don't like you're neighbours leave them alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
private mw Posted January 29, 2011 Author Share Posted January 29, 2011 tried talking to neighbours there chinese so dont understand english they rent the house and the landlord lives abroad , great isnt it i want my light back if i complain to council i have to pay £340 non refundable ! :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griff66 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 if all else fails make sure the hedge does not grow any more lots of ways eh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
private mw Posted January 29, 2011 Author Share Posted January 29, 2011 napalm while there out ! :whistle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrettkitt Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 tried talking to neighbours there chinese so dont understand english they rent the house and the landlord lives abroad , great isnt it i want my light back if i complain to council i have to pay £340 non refundable ! :-( Do the trees look to be safe in danger of falling on you're property you're health and safety at stake. Quite a few of the local conifers didn't survive last years hot summer weather near us. You can cut any over hanging branches back but you must throw the cut branches back onto the garden of the owner of the trees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
private mw Posted January 29, 2011 Author Share Posted January 29, 2011 no they dont look safe and if they come over thats the end of my garage and my jeep ! :shocked: no comments on jeep please gents ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrettkitt Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Heres me trying to be subtle and I read its out with the napalm cut em down whilst there away oh thats my idea jumped the gun sorry chainsaw I might as well add my own cut a foot off the height every month no one will notice the height of them dropping if you do it slowly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
private mw Posted January 29, 2011 Author Share Posted January 29, 2011 good idea radio controlled helicopter with chainsaw strapped underneath who can fly one :idea: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protruck Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/rp99/rp99-035.pdf had the same problem some years ago. i ended up cutting them down and got in a right load of S..t. all because i didn't give them there cuttings back. There are lots of cases on the net regarding this subject. but it's a very grey area. Clive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosrec Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 if you arnt bothered about having a hedge cordless with 1/8 drill and syringe full of gromoxone works wonders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Signals Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 Any parts that overhang your boundary you are legally allowed to lop off - as long as you throw the cuttings back over the boundary. The wood remains the property of the other party. If your neighbours are ok about it while you are doing this - the Chinese occupants that is (and if it is rented then it just may be that they are not bothered) then you might offer to trim the whole lot for them. It may be that even allowing for the language problem they might be quite ok about it once they twig what you are doing/wanting to do. If the landlord is as absent as you suggest then it may be there is a fair presumption that the tenants have taken on board the care and maintenance of the gardens as part of their rental agreement. So they have the option to trim the trees. But for certain you can legally take off anything that overhangs your boundary. There also is the point that an absentee landlord will not know for certain who has cut down anything on his property unless another party happens to film it whilst it is happening. You would have to judge how likely that was. If an unknown third party happened to turn up and take the tops off then the tenants might think the landlord had initiated this and obviously you would know **** all about it either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike65 Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 Its called a "Nuisance Gedge" and as such your Local Authority should assist with getting it sorted. This website has some info and links to other places. http://freespace.virgin.net/clare.h/ A Google for Nuisance Hedges will also provide loads of Local Authority links. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
private mw Posted January 30, 2011 Author Share Posted January 30, 2011 thanks for your advice will keep you updated , :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo578 Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 private mw napalm while there out ! :whistle: If it is leylandia it doesn't need napalm in summer they can go up like a bomb- not that I'm suggesting anything:angel: honestly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpowder44 Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 drive some copper nails into the trunk at ground level. It worked for me. John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
private mw Posted January 31, 2011 Author Share Posted January 31, 2011 i could do with that big machine gun in predator film what chops down the forest ! is that a real gun ? :yawn: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Maxim demonstarted his gun, by shooting down trees at Eltham Palalce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utt61 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 If the landlord is an absentee, is the property let through a letting agent? If so, the letting agent should be able to deal with issues like this on behalf of the landlord. I really do suggest that you try to solve this by legal means before resorting to illegal methods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo578 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 utt61 I really do suggest that you try to solve this by legal means before resorting to illegal methods. Agreed -despite my previous comment, however be aware that recent legislation requires Local Authorities to deal with -enforce reduction-removal of Cyprus Leyandii at the land owners expense if it is causing problems for neighbours. LAs don't like it -as it makes them work for the benefit of the public rather than themselves. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
private mw Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 i know all this ive been down to estate agent who lets the house for landlord they say he doesnt want to spend any money on the house and for me too complain to the council it will cost me £340 non refundable !:shocked: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike65 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Should have guessed they would charge and has got worse in the recent months. Have to deal with the odd LA department for work and until 6 months ago one highway department would answer questions all of a sudden a charge came up. Not per enquiry but £30 per question. May be worth a visit to yout Citzens Advice Bureau as they can generally provide you with some good advice and even draft letters. Looks like you will need to write several letters, tenant, agent. absentee landlord. Give them a specific time limit to do something or you will seek LA assistance to remove them and recover you expenses via the small claims court. Just because the landlord does not want to spend any money is not an excuse, after all it is in his interest. If the trees cause damage to your property he is liable for all repairs. How close are they to your house? and are you on clay soils? Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
private mw Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 yes we are on clay the trees are 9ft from my house and they are growing directly over a foul and surface water drain ! :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike65 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 yes we are on clay the trees are 9ft from my house and they are growing directly over a foul and surface water drain ! :-( Excellent news in one way but not another. The good news is it gives you ammunition. The bad news is Clay has a tendency to shrink when water is removed, trees like water. Leylandi and other conifers have deep routes that do not spread as far as decidous trees. If the clay dries out and shrinks it can cause subsidence in the foundations. IIRC to comply wirth NHBC quite lines strip foundations in clay 9ft from a row of Leylandi would need to be in excess of 2 metres deep. As the trees like water a drain of any sort is a good source. Roots will fint their way in through the pipe joints. Once in they grow PDQ with the resultant problems associated with a pipe full of roots. These can be cut out and the pipes lined if not to badly damaged. Otherwise its dig up and replace. As the trees belong to the land lord he would be liable for these costs. Although if you have the problems it is still no consulation for you as you still get the agro. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo578 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 (edited) As the matter is a possible breach of the Statutory Instrument 2005 No. 711 The High Hedges (Appeals) (England) Regulations 2005 and a breach of the Anti-Social Behavior Act 2003 I can't see how the council can refuse to act under a statutory instrument or a Act of Parliament nor hide behind a financial charge to discourage the public from asking for redress, but alot of politically underhand things have happened in the last 9months. Similar to what Mike65 said I think a robust word with the agent, backed up by a letter to the agent and landlord (tenant has no connection with the problem) that if the matter is not resolved forthwith things are going to get expensive for the agent and landlord, further to the point make it plain that the landlord may find selling the property difficult if he ends up with a lean against the property for failure to comply with a statutory instrument. If the foul water drainage is likely to be damaged esp. if the trees roots may effect the drainage under a public road the responsible utilities might be very interested. Steve Edited February 1, 2011 by steveo578 addition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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